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Locality Name:
Jordan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.5

mindat Locality ID: 24637
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24637.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jordan": 48
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Ajloun
Amman
Aqaba
Balqa
Dead Sea
Irbid
Jerash
Karak
Khushaym Matruk (Khyshaym Matruk)
Ma'an
Madaba
Mafraq
Tafilah
Zarqa

Latitude: 31°34'46"N
Longitude: 36°5'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.579444444444,36.090833333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Au B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Se Si Sn Sr Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAnalcimeApatiteAphthitaliteAragoniteAtacamiteBarringeriteBaryteBotryogen
BrownmilleriteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeEpsomite
EttringiteFeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteGarnetGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachite
MarcasiteMayeniteMicaMordeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelSpurrite-Afwillite
SulphurTobermoriteTopazTourmalineWollastoniteWurtzite

124 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Afwillite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Barringerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassanite  (*)Beidellite  (*)Birnessite  (*)
Birunite  (*)Botryogen  (*)Brownmillerite  (*)Brucite  (*)Bultfonteinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlormayenite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinohedrite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Donpeacorite  (*)
Dorrite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epistilbite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Eskolaite  (*)
Ettringite  (*)Faujasite-Ca  (*)Faujasite-Na  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorellestadite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fluormayenite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hashemite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Hydrocalumite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jennite  (*)Jouravskite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Khurayyimite  (*)
Krut'aite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Lakargiite  (*)Larnite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Lime  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Majorite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Merwinite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Mordenite  (*)Murashkoite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickolayite  (*)Oldhamite  (*)
Omphacite  (*)Opal  (*)Periclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Portlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Qatranaite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rankinite  (*)Ringwoodite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siwaqaite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spurrite  (*)Strelkinite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tacharanite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Transjordanite  (*)Tululite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Vapnikite  (*)Vaterite  (*)Volkonskoite  (*)Vorlanite  (*)Wairakite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Yugawaralite  (*)Zincite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61770461022
Afwillite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2]·2H2O20.5277011,7702841
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1770488803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31770462353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31770111534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)20.5277011,770281588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)220.5377011,77028,770503092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)20.5277011,770281036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)20.5377011,77025,770283250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3177052544
Barringerite  (*)Barringerite(Fe,Ni)2P277014,7702022
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)20.5377011,77028,7705011547
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O20.5277011,7702882
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O17703485
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O177050178
Birunite  (*)EttringiteCa18(SiO3)8.5(CO3)8.5(SO4)·15H2O20.5277011,770283
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O17703045
Brownmillerite  (*)Brownmillerite PerovskiteCa2Fe3+AlO520.5377011,77016,7702821
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)220.5377011,77016,77028462
Bultfonteinite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa2SiO3(OH)F·H2O17701320
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20.51477009,77011,77013,77016,77017,77019,77020,77028,77034,77036,77043,77045,77049,7705027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21770165171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)20.5277011,770281252
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO217701694
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1770525707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217704927198
Chlormayenite  (*)MayeniteCa12Al14O32[   4Cl2]17701619
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O377048,77050,770523531
Clinohedrite  (*)NoneCaZn(SiO4)·H2O1770136
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16177050227
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16177050599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1770482970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O620.5377011,77014,770284135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2277036,770509895
Donpeacorite  (*)Pyroxene(Mn,Mg)MgSi2O61770464
Dorrite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg3Fe3+9]O4[Si3Al8Fe3+O36]17701610
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6177046944
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O20.5177028138
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O177030484
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O317703430
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O20.5377013,77017,7702893
Faujasite-Ca  (*)None(Ca,Na,Mg)2(Si,Al)12O24·15H2O377043,77044,7704512
Faujasite-Na  (*)None(Na,Ca,Mg)2(Si,Al)12O24·15H2O377043,77044,7704510
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F20.5577011,77016,77019,77028,770362740
Fluorellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F20.5277016,7702833
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21770169617
Fluormayenite  (*)MayeniteCa12Al14O32[   4F2]1770163
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1770461188
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)320.5277011,77028504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20.5477009,77028,77030,770507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu17704930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC20.5277011,770282812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O20.5777011,77017,77025,77028,77030,77033,770346890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl377016,77025,770331398
Hashemite  (*)BaryteBa(CrO4)20.5377011,77013,770286
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O620.5277011,77028741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320.5677009,77011,77028,77030,77049,7705014640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16177050243
Hydrocalumite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2·4H2O277011,7701630
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)420.5277011,7702887
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH20.5277011,77028367
Jennite  (*)NoneCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)6·8H2O20.5277011,7702818
Jouravskite  (*)EttringiteCa3Mn4+(SO4)(CO3)(OH)6·12H2O20.5277011,770286
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41770505591
Khurayyimite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa7Zn4(Si2O7)2(OH)10·4H2O1770221
Krut'aite  (*)PyriteCuSe220.517702812
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)220.5377011,77028,77050234
Lakargiite  (*)PerovskiteCaZrO317701610
Larnite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2(SiO4)20.5277011,7702848
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O20.51770281271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)20.5177028581
Lime  (*)RocksaltCaO20.517702811
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O420.5277011,77028229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420.5277028,7704614899
Majorite  (*)GarnetMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)317704624
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217705212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2277019,770305674
Merwinite  (*)AphthitaliteCa3Mg(SiO4)217701123
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O277017,77019129
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1770341508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O20.5177028405
Murashkoite  (*)NickelineFeP277014,770204
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2577017,77019,77034,77049,7705017380
Nickolayite  (*)BarringeriteFeMoP1770211
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS20.517702858
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6177046229
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O20.5277011,770282994
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO277016,77046114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3177011495
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)220.5377011,77016,7702851
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2477019,77030,77033,7704939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21770503106
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3177046341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81770149056
Qatranaite  (*)NoneCaZn2(OH)6(H2O)21770151
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220.5777009,77011,77028,77034,77036,77049,7705061156
Rankinite  (*)NoneCa3Si2O720.517702825
Ringwoodite  (*)SpinelSiMg2O417704625
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1770482705
Siwaqaite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(CrO4)3(OH)12·26H2O1770221
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17701921482
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)20.5377011,77016,7702854
Strelkinite  (*)NoneNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2·6H2O277013,770178
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)20.5277011,77028589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS277011,770302045
Tacharanite  (*)NoneCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)3620.517702847
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1770481101
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O20.5277011,77028183
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)20.5277011,77028114
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O177050433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21770481476
Transjordanite  (*)BarringeriteNi2P1770202
Tululite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa14(Fe3+,Al)(Al,Zn,Fe3+,Si,P,Mn,Mg)15O361770161
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O177019628
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3177011212
Vapnikite  (*)PerovskiteCa2CaUO61770163
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)20.5277011,7702837
Volkonskoite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O20.5477011,77018,77028,7703422
Vorlanite  (*)FluoriteCaUO41770165
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O20.517702873
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO320.5277011,770281247
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS177019372
Yugawaralite  (*)NoneCa(Si6Al2)O16·4H2O20.517702833
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO17701698


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0042Hyperalkaline water reacts with natural portlandite to create a cement zone


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_004220.52-0.5230ThAge of cement zone      55809Yarmouk River, Maqarin Area, Irbid, JordanMaqarinKarlsson et al. (1999) BOOK_EGCS_1999Age of metamorphism that produced the cement zone

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